Mop-holder



(No Model.)

J. H. 0M0.

MOP HOLDER No. 263,058. Patented Aug. 22, 1882.

WITNESSES $4.

UNI-TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. M0, OF BLISSFIELD, MICHIGAN.

MOP-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 263,058, dated August 2.2, 1882.

Application filed March 16, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOSEPH H. 0M0, of Blissfield, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

. view; and Fig. 3 is a side view, showing the ap- I are denoted by like letters of reference.

This invention relates to mop-holders for mopping floors and other purposes; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents the handle, and B a sleeve or collar sliding longitudinally upon the same.

0 is a frame, made of a stout wire or metallic rod, and of the shape shown, it being provided at its outer end with a wide flat loop, D, from which the sides E E gradually taper to the lower or inner end of the frame, where they are bent, closely together and, firmly secured by soldering or otherwise to the sides of the sleeve B, which may thus be readily grasped by the hand and manipulated, as will be presently described.

F is a ferrule firmly secured to the outer end of the handle, which is thereby prevented from splitting.

G is a loop or bail journaled in the sides of said ferrule and extending beyond the end of the handle, so as to serve for the attachment of the mop.-

H is a collar adjusted upon the handle A, near its end, and having wings I I, provided with perforations J, through which the sides E of the frame G pass, as shown. The collar H is retained upon the handle by means of the loop G, which prevents it from sliding off, and by a stud on staple L, which permits it to have a slight longitudinal sliding motion.

The mop M, which may be of any suitable material, is secured to the loop G and to the loop D of frame 0, as shown. When in operation the sleeve B is slid back upon the handle it carries with it the frame 0, thus doubling or folding the mop, as shown in Fig. 1, in which position it is ready for use. It is retained in this position by the sides E of frame 0, which, being Wider at its outer end,will bind in the openings J of the collar H, by which the frame is thus held firmly. By sliding the sleeve B out to the end of the handle the mop M is stretched, as in Fig.2, when, by grasping the sleeve B firmly with one hand and turning the handle A with the other, the mop may be wrung out, its one end being held stationary Having thus described myinvention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States-- In a mop-holder, the combination of the handle A, the collar H, having perforated wings I, and the sleeve B, to the sides of which are attached the sides E of a frame, 0, which diverge outwardly and pass through the per forated wings I, as set forth. 7 I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own 1 have hereto affixed my signature in presence of witnesses. l JOSEPH H. ()MO. Witnesses:

O. F. SHELDON, A. A. 0M0, J. R. STEARNS.

by-the frame 0, while its other (inner) end, 

